Title 27, Behavioral Health
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-65-101 Legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly declares that the purposes of this article 65 are: (a) To secure for each person with a mental health disorder such care and treatment suited to the person's needs and to ensure that the care and treatment are skillfully and humanely administered with ful…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-65-102 Definitions
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As used in this article 65, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Acute treatment unit means a facility or a distinct part of a facility for short-term psychiatric care, which may include treatment for substance use disorders, that provides a total, twenty-four-hour, therape…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-65-103 Voluntary applications for mental health services
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(1) Nothing in this article 65 in any way limits the right of any person to make a voluntary application at any time to any public or private agency or professional person for mental health services, either by direct application in person or by referral from any other public or p…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-65-105 Rights of respondents
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Unless specifically stated in an order by the court, a respondent does not forfeit any legal right or suffer legal disability by reason of the provisions of this article 65. Source: L. 2022: Entire article amended with relocations, (HB 22-1256), ch. 451, p. 3179, � 1, effective A…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-65-109 Certification for short-term treatment - procedure
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(1) A person may be certified for not more than three months for short-term treatment under the following conditions: (a) The professional staff of the facility detaining the person on an emergency mental health hold has evaluated the person and has found the person has a mental …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-65-113 Hearing procedures - jurisdiction
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(1) Hearings before the court pursuant to section 27-65-108.5, 27-65-109, or 27-65-110 are conducted in the same manner as other civil proceedings before the court. The burden of proof is on the person or facility seeking to detain the respondent. The court or jury shall determin…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-65-114 Appeals
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Appellate review of any order of short-term treatment or long-term care and treatment may be had as provided in the Colorado appellate rules. An appeal must be advanced upon the calendar of the appellate court and must be decided at the earliest practicable time. Pending disposit…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-65-115 Habeas corpus
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Any person detained pursuant to this article 65 is entitled to an order in the nature of habeas corpus upon proper petition to any court generally empowered to issue orders in the nature of habeas corpus. Source: L. 2022: Entire article amended with relocations, (HB 22-1256), ch.…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-65-116 Restoration of rights
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Any person who, by reason of a judicial decree entered by a court of this state prior to July 1, 1975, is adjudicated as a person with a mental illness is deemed to have been restored to legal capacity and competency. Source: L. 2022: Entire article amended with relocations, (HB …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-65-117 Discrimination - definition
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No person who has received an evaluation or treatment pursuant to this article 65 may be discriminated against for receiving an evaluation or treatment. For purposes of this section, discrimination means giving any undue weight to the fact of hospitalization or outpatient care an…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-65-118 Right to treatment - rules
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(1) (a) Any person receiving an evaluation or treatment pursuant to this article 65 is entitled to medical and psychiatric care and treatment, with regard to services listed in section 27-50-301 and services listed in rules authorized by section 27-66-102, suited to meet the pers…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-65-121 Employment of persons in a facility - rules
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The BHA shall adopt rules governing the employment and compensation for the administration of care or treatment to persons receiving care or treatment pursuant to this article 65. The BHA shall establish standards for reasonable compensation for such employment. Source: L. 2022: …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-65-122 Voting in public elections
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Any person receiving evaluation, care, or treatment pursuant to this article 65 must be given the opportunity to exercise the person's right to register and to vote in primary and general elections. The agency or facility providing evaluation, care, or treatment shall assist the …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-65-123 Records
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, all information obtained and records prepared in the course of providing any services to any person pursuant to any provision of this article 65 are confidential and privileged matter. The information and records may be di…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-65-125 Treatment in federal facilities
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(1) If a person is certified pursuant to this article 65 and is eligible for hospital care or treatment by an agency of the United States, and if a certificate of notification from the agency showing that facilities are available and that the person is eligible for care or treatm…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-65-128 Administration - rules
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The BHA shall promulgate any rules and develop and distribute any applications or forms necessary to consistently enforce the provisions of this article 65, including rules concerning involuntary feeding tubes for individuals with an eating disorder. The BHA shall proactively tra…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-65-129 Payment for counsel
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In order to provide legal representation to persons eligible for an attorney pursuant to this article 65, the judicial department shall pay, out of money appropriated by the general assembly, sums directly to the appointed attorney on a case-by-case basis or, on behalf of the sta…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-65-130 Advisory board - created - service standards and rules
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(1) (a) An advisory board, referred to in this section as the board, is established for the purpose of assisting and advising the commissioner in accordance with subsection (2) of this section in the development of service standards and rules. The board consists of no fewer than …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-65-131 Data report
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(1) Beginning January 1, 2025, and each January 1 thereafter, the BHA shall annually submit a report to the general assembly on the outcomes and effectiveness of the involuntary commitment system described in this article 65, disaggregated by region, including any recommendations…